Researchers say Black Death's ancient origins traced to lake in Central Asia

Researchers in Europe say they have found the origin of a plague that wiped out half of the continent’s population in the 14th century. According to the study, scientists say after analyzing DNA from remains found by Lake Issyk Kul, they pinpointed the source of the Black Death originated in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia in the late 1330s. The findings of the study were published Wednesday in the journal Nature. "It is like finding the place where all the strains come together, like with coronavirus where we have Alpha, Delta, Omicron all coming from this strain in Wuhan," said study…